Samsung is taking its time for a very good reason, at least according to a new report from Korea.
In order to vastly improve the accuracy and durability of existing in-display fingerprint scanners, the world’s largest smartphone vendor might be working on an in-house ultrasonic solution.
Ultrasonic technology is significantly pricier and trickier to mass-manufacture than its optical counterpart, but in the long haul, it’s expected to prevail on home appliances, automobiles and the IoT industry in addition to mobile devices.
Samsung’s ultrasonic FOD development is purportedly “complete” already, but yields and accuracy have to be improved before the “invisible” sensor is commercialized, hence the need to wait for the Galaxy S10.